Establishes working hours for certain minors employed as professional athletes.*
This bill sets specific working hour limits for minors (ages 14-15) employed as professional athletes by national sports associations, leagues, or teams in New Jersey. It permits such minors to work after 11 p.m. only if the shift continues a workday starting before 11 p.m., with a written parental or guardian permission letter specifying allowed hours. The bill prohibits employment after 3 a.m. or before 6 a.m. on days preceding a regular school day. These rules apply only to professional athletic employment, not other minor work types covered under existing labor laws. The changes take immediate effect upon enactment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Mar 4, 2024
Signed Dec 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 20, 2024
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Dec 27, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.104.
executive
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (68-4-0)
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Sep 12, 2024
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Senate
upper
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (70-6-1)
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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